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Facts

• The Plaintiff, an employee, alleged employment discrimination after reporting an injury to his supervisor. The Plaintiff claimed to have informed his supervisor of the injury on August 6, 2007, while the supervisor testified the report was made on August 8, 2007. The district court found in favor of the Defendant, concluding the Plaintiff did not report his injury until August 8, 2007 (paras 2-4).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant: Argued that the district court’s findings were not supported by the substantial weight of the testimony, claiming both he and a co-worker testified to informing his supervisor about the injury on August 6, 2007. The Plaintiff also contended he was entitled to a de novo jury trial and challenged the district court's adoption of the Human Rights Bureau’s findings (paras 2-4).
• Defendant-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's finding that the Plaintiff did not report his injury until August 8, 2007, was supported by the substantial weight of the testimony at trial.
• Whether the Plaintiff was entitled to a de novo jury trial.
• Whether the district court improperly adopted the Human Rights Bureau’s findings in its decision (paras 2-4).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment dismissing the Plaintiff's employment discrimination case with prejudice (para 1).

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, comprising Judges Kristina Bogardus, Megan P. Duffy, and Shammara H. Henderson, unanimously affirmed the district court's decision. The Court held that it would not reweigh evidence nor substitute its judgment for that of the fact-finder, respecting the district court's ability to observe demeanor and weigh the credibility of live witnesses. The Court found the Plaintiff's argument for a de novo jury trial unpersuasive, noting the Plaintiff failed to demonstrate how out-of-state arbitration rules applied to his case or cite any precedential authority supporting his argument. Additionally, the Court rejected the Plaintiff's claim that the district court adopted the Human Rights Bureau’s findings, noting the district court made its own detailed findings based on trial testimony and evidence. The Court concluded that the Plaintiff did not clearly point out any errors in fact or law in the notice of proposed disposition (paras 2-5).